Tallest: 1 · Year
By quarter-hour; stoppage time counts as the 45th or 90th minute.
Tallest: 1 · Minute
Japan's matches with known line-ups from their first recorded cap to their last.
| With them | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 100% |
| Without them | 28 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 66 | 23 | 60.7% |
| Aizar Akmatov | Kyrgyzstan | 1 |
| Akhtam Nazarov | Tajikistan | 1 |
| Aleksa Terzic | Serbia | 1 |
| Aleksandr Mischenko | Kyrgyzstan | 1 |
| Alex Roldan | El Salvador | 1 |
| Alimardon Sukurov | Kyrgyzstan | 1 |
| Alistair Johnston | Canada | 1 |
| Alphonso Davies | Canada | 1 |
| Bakhtiyar Duyshobekov | Kyrgyzstan | 1 |
| Brayan Gil | El Salvador | 1 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 7 Jun 2021 | v Tajikistan | 4–1 | 71′ | — | Extended lead | 4–1 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2021 |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 13 Oct 2023 | v Canada | 4–1 | came on 72′ | 18 | — | — | Friendly |
| 15 Jun 2023 | v El Salvador | 6–0 | came on 65′ | 25 | — | — | Friendly |
| 15 Jun 2021 | v Kyrgyzstan | 5–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2021 |
| 11 Jun 2021 | v Serbia | 1–0 | came on 45′ | 45 | — | — | Kirin Challenge Cup 2021 |
| 7 Jun 2021 | v Tajikistan | 4–1 | started | 90 | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2021 |
| 25 Mar 2021 | v South Korea | 3–0 | came on 86′ | 4 | — | — | Friendly |
Caps, goals and cards count what the sources record: line-ups from about 2003 (World Cups from 1970, friendlies from about 2016), and few scorers in older friendlies — so career totals run low.